gregg: tony, it is looking likely later this week harry reid will be able to pass a bill in the senate that extends the bush tax cuts for folks making less than 250,000 and extend unemployment benefits. it then goes to the house. i would think that it could pass in the house with almost every democrat and some moderate republicans. tony, if that happens, your party, republicans are going to wish they passed boehner's plan. about, right? >> well, look, that would be essentially a unilateral disarmiment for the gop which is a nice christmas gift to the president but nothing that is going to really solve the problem. if there is going to be a stopgap, all tax cuts need to be extended until washington gets its act together. gregg: you're dodging my question. republicans will wish they voted for plan b, tony. tony? >> gregg, the essential point is this, we have to solve the problem. we can no longer play this game and kick the can down the road. so if we're going to do it at least give the markets, the stability, let the bush tax cuts --. gregg: last question, marjorie. the whole fiscal cli